Vanegas v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BAKER, J.

Jose Luis Vanegas (appellant) appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth (trial court) that approved jury verdicts convicting him of abduction with intent to defile (Code § 18.2-48) and rape (Code § 18.2-61). Appellant contends (1) the abduction and rape convictions were barred by double jeopardy principles because of his previous conviction in the City of Norfolk for felony murder; and (2) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for rape. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On appeal, the judgment of the trial court is presumed…